2004-07-06.710.1qs0,Manufactured dividends and interest,"That provision may be made in the Finance Bill in relation to payments, and deemed payments, by companies of— (a) manufactured dividends, (b) manufactured interest, or (c) manufactured overseas dividends, within the meaning of Schedule 23A to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.",404,404
2008-05-15b.1591.0qs0,Public Accounts,"That this House takes note of the 41st and the 42nd and the 46th to the 65th Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2006-07, and of the Treasury Minutes on these Reports (Cm 7275, 7276 and 7322)",303,
2008-05-15b.1591.0qs1,Public Accounts," and of the 1st to the 4th, the 6th and the 9th to the 13th Reports of the Committee of Session 2007-08, and of the Treasury Minutes on these Reports (Cm 7323 and 7364).",303,303
2014-09-10b.1014.0qs0,Backbench Business — Select Committee on Governance of the House,"That this House welcomes the Speaker’s announcement on 1 September of a pause in the process of appointment of a new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive, to give time for further consideration",303,
2014-09-10b.1014.0qs1,Backbench Business — Select Committee on Governance of the House," and accordingly determines that: (a) there shall be a select committee, called the House of Commons Governance Committee, to consider the governance of the House of Commons, including the future allocation of the responsibilities for House services currently exercised by the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive",303,
2014-09-10b.1014.0qs2,Backbench Business — Select Committee on Governance of the House,(b) the Committee report to the House by 12 January 2015,303,
2014-09-10b.1014.0qs3,Backbench Business — Select Committee on Governance of the House,(c) the Committee shall have the powers given to select committees related to government departments under paragraph 4(a) and 4(b) of Standing Order No. 152,303,
2014-09-10b.1014.0qs4,Backbench Business — Select Committee on Governance of the House,(d) Mr Jack Straw be the Chair of the Committee,303,303
2013-07-17b.1131.0qs0,Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Paid Directorships and Consultancies (MPs),"That this House believes that, as part of a wider regulatory framework for second jobs, from the start of the next Parliament no hon. Members should be permitted to hold paid directorships or consultancies.",404,404
2014-10-29a.322.0qs0,Taxation of Pensions Bill,"Security in retirement has been a central part of the Government’s agenda. It is important that we adapt to the needs of a population who live longer and who are increasingly active in old age. In the course of this Parliament we have significantly improved the state support on offer to pensioners. From April 2016, the new state pension will give people certainty about what they can expect from the state during their retirement and reduce the likelihood that they will require means-tested benefits. The triple lock introduced at the beginning of this Parliament ensures that increases for the basic state pension will not be outstripped by earnings, growth or inflation. This means that pensioners are now £440 a year better off than they would have been had the state pension only been increased by average earnings since 2011.",504,504
2012-03-19a.589.0qs0,National Policy Statement (Waste Water),"That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Waste Water, which was laid before this House on 9 February.",411,
2007-02-19b.68.0qs0,Human Rights,That this House do now adjourn.,201,201
2012-07-05a.1112.0qs0,Professional Standards in the Banking Industry,"That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should commission an independent, forensic, judge-led public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the culture and professional standards of the banking industry, to be completed within 12 months, to be paid for by the banks, and that any such inquiry should provide an interim report and recommendations, by the end of 2012, covering the lessons learnt from the scandal of manipulation of the LIBOR.",403,403
2012-06-26c.175.1qs0,Secondary Education (GCSEs),That this House notes the forthcoming consultation on the restructuring of the secondary education system,506,
2012-06-26c.175.1qs1,Secondary Education (GCSEs),further notes the proposals reported in the press on Thursday 21 June of Government plans for replacing GCSEs with an O-Level and CSE system,506,
2012-06-26c.175.1qs2,Secondary Education (GCSEs)," believes that these proposals could, in the words of the Deputy Prime Minister, ‘lead to a two tier system where children at quite a young age are somehow cast on a scrap heap’",506,
2012-06-26c.175.1qs3,Secondary Education (GCSEs),and calls on the Government to ensure any proposal for changes to the secondary education system are subject to approval by the House.,506,506
2013-09-04a.393.0qs0,Energy Prices and Profits,That this House recognises the importance of the energy industry to the security and prosperity of the UK economy,408,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs1,Energy Prices and Profits,notes that the average household energy bill has increased by over £300 since the 2010 general election,403,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs2,Energy Prices and Profits,further notes that the big six energy companies have had a £3.3 billion uplift in profits over the same period,408,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs3,Energy Prices and Profits," welcomes the recent report on Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty from the Energy and Climate Change Committee (Fifth Report, HC 108) which found that Ofgem is failing consumers",403,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs4,Energy Prices and Profits," regrets that the Government has halved support for people in fuel poverty, and that as of 20 August 2013 only 132 households had signed up for a Green Deal plan",305,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs5,Energy Prices and Profits,further regrets the Prime Minister’s broken promise to legislate so that energy companies have to give the lowest tariff to their customers,305,
2013-09-04a.393.0qs6,Energy Prices and Profits," and calls on the Government to bring forward amendments to the Energy Bill to make the energy market more competitive and transparent by requiring energy companies to pool the power they generate and to make it available to any retailer, to create a tough new energy watchdog with the power to force energy companies to pass on price cuts when wholesale costs fall, and to put all over-75 year olds on the cheapest tariff.",403,403
2007-06-11b.597.0qs0,Carers,That this House recognises the vital contribution that the UK's six million carers make to society,504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs1,Carers," welcomes recent announcements on carers including the Government review of the National Strategy for Carers, the New Deal for Carers and the Treasury report 'Aiming high for disabled children: better support for families' as steps towards an improvement in recognition and support for carers",504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs2,Carers,notes that 54 per cent. of carers have given up work and one in five carers feel forced to do so,504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs3,Carers," recognises the impacts which caring responsibilities have on family incomes, relative poverty and the health of carers themselves",504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs4,Carers," is deeply concerned that an estimated 175,000 young people are carers of adults with the consequent pressures on them",504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs5,Carers,calls on the Government to reduce the bureaucracy of social care provision that puts so much pressure on carers,504,
2007-06-11b.597.0qs6,Carers,and asks the Government to bring forward proposals for simplifying the benefit system in order to provide better support for carers and to ensure that the review of the National Strategy for Carers has both short term and long term objectives to enhance support for carers and to respond to the vital role played by carers in society.,504,504
2010-07-20c.244.0qs0,Backbench Business — [1st Allotted Day-First Half] — Information for Backbenchers on Statements,That this House commends the Speaker on the action he has taken over the past year to reassert the principle that Ministers ought to make statements to the House before they are made elsewhere,303,
2010-07-20c.244.0qs1,Backbench Business — [1st Allotted Day-First Half] — Information for Backbenchers on Statements," notes that paragraph 9.1 of the Ministerial Code says that when Parliament is in session, the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance in Parliament",303,
2010-07-20c.244.0qs2,Backbench Business — [1st Allotted Day-First Half] — Information for Backbenchers on Statements,believes that compliance with this principle is essential for backbenchers to be able to represent the interests of their constituents and hold the Government to account,303,
2010-07-20c.244.0qs3,Backbench Business — [1st Allotted Day-First Half] — Information for Backbenchers on Statements," and invites the Procedure Committee to consider how the rules of the House could be better used or, if necessary, changed to ensure compliance with this principle and to develop a protocol for the release of information.",303,303
2016-11-16a.303.0qs0,SOCIAL CARE,"That this House notes the serious concerns expressed about the social care system, including by the Local Government Association, The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Care Quality Commission",504,
2016-11-16a.303.0qs1,SOCIAL CARE,calls on the Government to urgently bring forward promised funding to address the current funding crisis and to put in place a longer-term settlement to ensure that the social care system is sustainable going forward,504,
2016-11-16a.303.0qs2,SOCIAL CARE,and further calls on the Government to ensure that the most vulnerable in society are guaranteed the adequate and sustainable care they deserve.,503,504
2012-10-18b.564.0qs0,Intercept Evidence,That this House notes with concern that the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan may never commence under the current arrangements for the use of intercept evidence in courts and inquests,605,
2012-10-18b.564.0qs1,Intercept Evidence," and calls on the Government to review its approach to open justice, in particular the use of intercept evidence in courts and inquests.",605,605
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs0,Disabled Children,"That this House notes the plight of the UK's 570,000 disabled children and the 55 per cent. of their families who are living in, or on the margins of, poverty",504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs1,Disabled Children,further notes with concern the Children's Commissioner for England's view that services for disabled children are a 'national scandal',504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs2,Disabled Children,acknowledges the link between disability and child poverty,503,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs3,Disabled Children,believes that the Government's target of halving child poverty by 2010 and eradicating it by 2020 will not be achieved without a strategy that seeks to improve the life chances of disabled children,504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs4,Disabled Children,welcomes the interest in short breaks for families with disabled children shown by the hon. Members for Normanton and Devon South West in their previous and proposed private members' bills and looks forward to the Government's response,504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs5,Disabled Children," believes that the current system of assessment and support provided for families with disabled children is complicated, bureaucratic, costly and stressful for both disabled children and their parents",504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs6,Disabled Children,further believes that the complexity of the benefit system acts as a barrier to employment for parents of disabled children in a way that prevents social mobility and entrenches poverty,504,
2007-01-23b.1348.0qs7,Disabled Children,and therefore calls on the Government to build on legislative progress on disability issues made under this and previous governments by simplifying the assessment processes and reducing the complexity of the benefit system for families with disabled children in order to prevent disabled children and their families being trapped in poverty.,504,504
2006-03-07b.747.0qs0,EU Financial Management,"That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. OJ C 301, the European Court of Auditors 2004 Annual Report",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs1,EU Financial Management," No. 11216/05, European Court of Auditors Special Report No. 1/2005 concerning the management of the European Anti-Fraud Office",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs2,EU Financial Management," No. 11452/05 and Addenda 1 and 2, Protection of the financial interests of the Communities: fight against fraud, Commission's annual report 2004",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs3,EU Financial Management," No. 12493/05 and Addendum 1, Commission Report: follow-up to 2003 Discharge Decisions–Council recommendations",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs4,EU Financial Management," No. 12494/05 and Addendum 1, Commission Report: follow-up to 2003 Discharge Decisions–European Parliament Resolutions",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs5,EU Financial Management," No. 12712/05, Commission Staff Working Document: follow-up to the 2003 European Court of Auditors Annual Report",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs6,EU Financial Management," and No. 13532/05, Member States' replies to the Court of Auditors 2003 Annual Report",108,
2006-03-07b.747.0qs7,EU Financial Management,and supports the Government's promotion of measures to improve the level of assurance given on the Community budget.,108,108
2018-06-21c.555.0qs0,ERASMUS PLUS PROGRAMME,That this House calls on the Government to negotiate continued access to the Erasmus+ programme and its successor schemes beyond 2020.,506,506
2013-06-19a.942.0qs0,Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Arts and Creative Industries,"That this House notes the importance to the UK of the arts and creative industries, with art and culture enriching the lives of individuals, reinforcing a sense of local community, and being vital to the economy, generating more than £36 billion a year and employing 1.5 million people",502,
2013-06-19a.942.0qs1,Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Arts and Creative Industries,calls on the Government actively to support the arts by developing a strategy for the arts and creative industries,502,
2013-06-19a.942.0qs2,Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Arts and Creative Industries," believes that this should include putting creativity at the heart of education, ensuring that creative industries have access to finance and funding, protecting intellectual property, supporting the arts and creative industries, including museums and galleries, in all nations and regions of the country, not just London, and attracting inward investment and providing support for exports",502,
2013-06-19a.942.0qs3,Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Arts and Creative Industries,recognises that it is not only right in principle that the arts should be for everyone but that the arts thrive when they draw on the pool of talent of young people from every part of the country and all walks of life,502,
2013-06-19a.942.0qs4,Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Arts and Creative Industries," and believes that a strong Department for Culture, Media and Sport with a Secretary of State standing up for the arts is crucial.",502,502
2011-10-24d.46.1qs0,National Referendum on the European Union,That this House calls upon the Government to introduce a Bill in the next session of Parliament to provide for the holding of a national referendum on whether the United Kingdom should (a) remain a member of the European Union on the current terms,110,
2011-10-24d.46.1qs1,National Referendum on the European Union,(b) leave the European Union,110,
2011-10-24d.46.1qs2,National Referendum on the European Union,or,110,
2011-10-24d.46.1qs3,National Referendum on the European Union,(c) re-negotiate the terms of its membership in order to create a new relationship based on trade and co-operation.,110,110
2003-11-20.1025.0qs0,Criminal Justice Bill,That this House does not insist on its disagreement to the Lords amendment.,605,605
1998-04-21a.696.0qs0,European Community (Convergence Criteria),That this House takes note with approval of the Government's assessment as set out in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1998–99 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.,108,108
2014-11-21a.603.0qs0,Zero Hours Contracts Bill,"In politics, it is said that there are no final victories and no final defeats",701,
2014-11-21a.603.0qs1,Zero Hours Contracts Bill," that each generation must fight many of the same battles that the generation before have, and that the generation after may have to fight as well. Today, I am fighting for the same thing that people of every generation have fought for: the right to decent and secure conditions and terms of employment.",701,701
2015-02-25a.381.0qs0,Members’ Paid Directorships and Consultancies,"That this House believes that, as part of a wider regulatory framework for hon. Members’ second jobs, from the start of the next Parliament no hon. Members should be permitted to hold paid directorships or consultancies.",304,304
2015-11-24b.1306.0qs0,Iran: Nuclear Issues,"That this House takes note of the following unnumbered European Union Documents concerning restrictive measures against Iran: a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1050 of 30 June 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1099 of 7 July 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1130 of 10 July 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1148 of 14 July 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1336 of 31 July 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1327 of 31 July 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No. 267/2012, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1337 of 31 July 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1328 of 31 July 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No. 267/2012, a Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1863 of 18 October 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP, a Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1861 of 18 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No. 267/2012, and a Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1862 of 18 October 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No. 267/2012",106,
2015-11-24b.1306.0qs1,Iran: Nuclear Issues," supports the Government’s view that, had the suspension of certain EU restrictive measures against Iran not been extended in the final stages of negotiations, the prospects for reaching an agreement would have been significantly diminished",107,
2015-11-24b.1306.0qs2,Iran: Nuclear Issues,and agrees that the amendments to EU legislation to meet the obligations set out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action contribute to ensuring that Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful.,106,106
2017-01-11c.335.0qs0,NHS AND SOCIAL CARE FUNDING,"That this House supports NHS England’s four-hour standard, which sets out that a minimum of 95 per cent of all patients to A&E will be treated within four hours",504,
2017-01-11c.335.0qs1,NHS AND SOCIAL CARE FUNDING,notes the widespread public and medical professional support for this standard,504,
2017-01-11c.335.0qs2,NHS AND SOCIAL CARE FUNDING,further notes that £4.6 billion has been cut from the social care budget since 2010 and that NHS funding will fall per head of population in 2018-19 and 2019-20,504,
2017-01-11c.335.0qs3,NHS AND SOCIAL CARE FUNDING," and calls on the Government to bring forward extra funding now for social care to help hospitals cope this winter, and to pledge a new improved funding settlement for the NHS and social care in the March 2017 Budget.",504,504
2013-10-17c.923.1qs0,Defence Reforms,That this House notes concerns about the Government’s defence reforms in relation to whether its proposals for the reserve forces will deliver either the anticipated cost savings or defence capability,104,
2013-10-17c.923.1qs1,Defence Reforms,and urges the Government to delay the disbandment of regular units until it is established that the Army Reserve plan is viable and cost-effective.,104,104
2008-03-19c.946.1qs0,Post Office Closures,"That this House regrets the proposal to close up to 2,500 post offices",411,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs1,Post Office Closures,recognises the vital role post offices play in local communities,411,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs2,Post Office Closures,notes the concern and unpopularity amongst the general public of closing such a large portion of the network,411,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs3,Post Office Closures,has concerns that the access criteria laid down for the closures consultation do not adequately take into account local geographical factors and public transport networks,411,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs4,Post Office Closures," is concerned that the consultation period is only for six weeks rather than three months, as recommended by Cabinet Office guidelines",304,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs5,Post Office Closures,believes that post offices must move with the times in the services they offer and that options for business expansion and developing business opportunities with local authorities should be explored further,411,
2008-03-19c.946.1qs6,Post Office Closures," and calls upon the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to instruct Post Office Limited to suspend the compulsory closure of sub-post offices while these issues are re-assessed.",411,411
2012-09-11b.203.0qs0,Higher and Further Education,"That this House notes with concern that September 2012 marks the first term where students will face the trebling of student fees to £9,000 a year",504,
2012-09-11b.203.0qs1,Higher and Further Education," further notes that barriers are also being put up for vocational routes, with direct Government support for learners cut for level 3 courses and above, which includes apprenticeships and access courses to university, and with Higher Education-style loans being introduced, costing learners up to £4,000 a year",504,
2012-09-11b.203.0qs2,Higher and Further Education," and calls on the Government to change course and, as a first step, reduce tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans.",504,504
2010-03-01a.663.1qs0,Defence,That this House expresses its continued support for HM armed forces personnel and their families,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs2,Defence,notes that over 440 service personnel have been killed on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs2,Defence,further notes that the armed forces have operated over the original planning assumptions for years,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs3,Defence,regrets that there has not been a Strategic Defence Review (SDR) since 1998,305,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs4,Defence,believes that the 1998 SDR was never fully funded and failed to provide proper equipment for the Iraq war,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs5,Defence,recognises that the Government failed to plan for post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq,305,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs6,Defence,further recognises the cut to the helicopter budget by £1.4 billion in 2004,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs7,Defence,is concerned about the cuts to the frigate and destroyer fleet from the 32 recommended in the 1998 SDR 10 to 23,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs8,Defence,is further concerned by the failure to provide the Royal Air Force with a modern troop transport and air-to-air refuelling fleet,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs9,Defence,believes that the Government has presided over a failed procurement process,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs10,Defence,further believes that the Government has failed properly to fund the armed forces for wartime operations,104,
2010-03-01a.663.1qs11,Defence,and calls on the Government to acknowledge its failure to honour the Military Covenant.,104,104
2007-12-06b.996.0qs0,Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE,"That this House expresses its appreciation to Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE for his distinguished public service career, including three years as Serjeant at Arms, and extends to him its best wishes for his retirement.",704,704
2012-03-13a.159.1qs0,[Un-allotted Half Day] — Health and Social Care Bill,"That this House notes the e-petition signed by 170,000 people calling on the Government to drop the Health and Social Care Bill",504,
2012-03-13a.159.1qs1,[Un-allotted Half Day] — Health and Social Care Bill,and declines to support the Bill in its current form.,504,504
2019-02-14b.1068.8qs0,UK’s Withdrawal from the EU,That this House welcomes the Prime Minister’s statement of 12 February 2019,110,
2019-02-14b.1068.8qs1,UK’s Withdrawal from the EU,reiterates its support for the approach to leaving the EU expressed by this House on 29 January 2019 and notes that discussions between the UK and the EU on the Northern Ireland backstop are ongoing.,110,110
1998-04-02a.1435.2qs0,International Arms Trade,"That this House, mindful of the conclusions of the Scott Report, commends Her Majesty's Government for its efforts to obtain agreement for a European Union Code of Conduct on the arms trade",108,
1998-04-02a.1435.2qs1,International Arms Trade," and urges Her Majesty's Government to ensure that any such code sets high common standards governing arms exports for all Member States, and, in particular, to insist that export guidelines are transparent, unambiguous and pay due regard to human rights.",201,108
2014-05-08a.358.0qs0,Backbench Business — Rwandan Genocide,"That this House commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, when over the course of a 100-day period in 1994 at least 800,000 Rwandans were murdered",201,
2014-05-08a.358.0qs1,Backbench Business — Rwandan Genocide,and calls on the Government to reinforce its commitment to the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine and to working within the UN to promote international justice and to avoid mass atrocities which are still committed across the globe today.,107,201
2011-09-07b.502.0qs0,Access to a Lawyer,That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 11497/11 and Addenda 1 and 2 relating to the Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest,201,
2011-09-07b.502.0qs1,Access to a Lawyer," and supports the Government’s recommendation not to opt into the Directive in accordance with Protocol (No. 21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.",201,201
2014-01-08c.365.0qs0,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,That this House is concerned that the clustering of betting shops in or close to deprived communities is being driven by increasing revenue from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) rather than traditional over the counter betting,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs1,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,believes that this has encouraged betting shop operators to open more than one premises in close proximity to one another,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs2,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,is aware of the growing concern in many communities about the detrimental effect this is having on the diversity and character of UK high streets,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs3,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,is alarmed that people can stake as much as £100 every 20 seconds on these machines,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs4,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,is further concerned that the practice of single staffing in betting shops leaves staff vulnerable and deters them from intervening if customers suffer heavy losses thereby undermining efforts by the betting industry to protect vulnerable customers,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs5,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,further believes that local authorities should be able to establish a separate planning class for betting shops and that they should be given additional licensing powers to determine the number of FOBT machines within existing and proposed shops and to require that the machines are modified to slow the rate of play and to interrupt when people play for long periods,403,
2014-01-08c.365.0qs6,Fixed Odds Betting Terminals,and calls on the Government to put local people before the interests of the betting shop operators and give local authorities the powers they need to respond to concerns from their local communities and stop the proliferation of FOBT machines and betting shops.,403,403
1999-03-22a.38.2qs0,Council Tax Increases,That this House notes that the prime determinant of council tax levels is the amount of funding allocated by central government to local authorities,404,
1999-03-22a.38.2qs1,Council Tax Increases,That this House notes that the prime determinant of council tax levels is the amount of funding allocated by central government to local authorities,404,
1999-03-22a.38.2qs2,Council Tax Increases,further notes that as a consequence of inadequate financial settlements for local government in recent years there has been a substantial real-terms year-on-year increase in council tax,305,
1999-03-22a.38.2qs3,Council Tax Increases,further notes that as a consequence of inadequate financial settlements for local government in recent years there has been a substantial real-terms year-on-year increase in council tax,305,
1999-03-22a.38.2qs4,Council Tax Increases,and calls on the Government to improve the funding of local services and abolish budget capping within the lifetime of this Parliament.,404,404
1999-03-22a.38.2qs5,Council Tax Increases,and calls on the Government to improve the funding of local services and abolish budget capping within the lifetime of this Parliament.,404,404
2017-11-16a.620.0qs0,UNIVERSAL CREDIT ROLL-OUT,"That this House notes the First Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2017-19, Universal Credit: the six week wait, HC 336",504,
2017-11-16a.620.0qs1,UNIVERSAL CREDIT ROLL-OUT,and calls on the Government to reduce the standard initial wait for a first Universal Credit payment to one month.,504,504
2004-02-24.199.1qs0,Pension Scheme Wind-ups,That this House condemns the Government's inaction in the face of the crisis in occupational pensions,504,
2004-02-24.199.1qs1,Pension Scheme Wind-ups," regrets that the Pensions Bill will do nothing to encourage people to save for their retirement or companies to keep open existing defined benefit schemes, let alone start new ones",504,
2004-02-24.199.1qs2,Pension Scheme Wind-ups," recognises with regret that the Pensions Bill will do nothing to help the estimated 60,000 members of schemes who have lost all or most of their pension entitlement",504,
2004-02-24.199.1qs3,Pension Scheme Wind-ups," notes that the Government has twice reduced the minimum funding requirement as well as removing £35 billion in extra taxes from pension funds and has conspicuously failed to amend the priority order on wind-up, despite offers of co-operation from the Official Opposition",504,
2004-02-24.199.1qs4,Pension Scheme Wind-ups,expresses its surprise that the Government has refused calls to instigate an independent inquiry into the extent of the problem,304,
2004-02-24.199.1qs5,Pension Scheme Wind-ups,and calls upon the Government to take urgent action to tackle the current crisis in pensions and to mitigate the unfairness caused to thousands of current and future pensioners across the United Kingdom.,503,504
2000-01-17a.611.0qs0,Post Office Services,That this House deplores the continuing decline under successive governments in the sub-post office network which is contributing to growing financial exclusion especially among pensioners and other low-income groups,503,
2000-01-17a.611.0qs1,Post Office Services,regrets the Government's intention to press ahead with automated credit transfer from 2003 which will lead to further large scale closures and will deny freedom of choice,411,
2000-01-17a.611.0qs2,Post Office Services," and urges the Government to postpone automated credit transfer until the Post Office has developed its own automated platform and, as part of the Universal Service Obligation, require Post Office Counters to maintain a sub-post office network which satisfies broad social and economic as well as narrow financial criteria of viability.",411,411
2002-10-16.386.0qs0,Rural Economy,That this House recognises that the livelihood of millions of British people depends on the rural economy,703,
2002-10-16.386.0qs1,Rural Economy,notes that British agriculture is in the throes of its worst recession since the 1930s,703,
2002-10-16.386.0qs2,Rural Economy,regrets the burden of regulation imposed on farms and other rural businesses,703,
2002-10-16.386.0qs3,Rural Economy,expresses concern about the lack of affordable housing and the strain on public services in rural areas,403,
2002-10-16.386.0qs4,Rural Economy,and calls upon the Government to acknowledge the gravity of the crisis in the countryside and to address effectively and urgently the problems faced by rural communities.,703,703
2004-09-08.725.1qs0,Pensions Policy,That this House regrets the Government's failure to tackle the pensions crisis,504,
2004-09-08.725.1qs1,Pensions Policy," expresses concern that present and former employees of Turner & Newall and those in a similar position do not know what assistance, if any, they will get from either the Financial Assistance Scheme or the Pension Protection Fund",701,
2004-09-08.725.1qs2,Pensions Policy,regrets the inadequacies of Government efforts to encourage people to build up retirement savings in funded pensions,504,
2004-09-08.725.1qs3,Pensions Policy,condemns the spread of means-tested benefits,504,
2004-09-08.725.1qs4,Pensions Policy,draws attention to the Government's recent failure to deliver benefits to pensioners competently,503,
2004-09-08.725.1qs5,Pensions Policy,further regrets the Government's wider failure to reform the welfare system for older people,504,
2004-09-08.725.1qs6,Pensions Policy,notes that the National Pensioners Convention is lobbying Parliament on 8th September,504,
2004-09-08.725.1qs7,Pensions Policy,and calls for Government action to tackle the crisis in funded pensions and to ensure dignity and security in retirement for older people.,503,504
2007-03-06b.1390.0qs8qs0,House of Lords Reform,That this House supports the principle of a bicameral Parliament.,202,202
2006-11-01b.304.0qs0,Legislative Process,That this House welcomes the First Report from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on the Legislative Process (HC 1097),304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs1,Legislative Process,That this House welcomes the First Report from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on the Legislative Process (HC 1097),304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs2,Legislative Process,approves in particular the proposals for the committal of bills to committees with powers to take evidence to become the normal practice for programmed government bills which start in this House,304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs3,Legislative Process,approves in particular the proposals for the committal of bills to committees with powers to take evidence to become the normal practice for programmed government bills which start in this House,304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs4,Legislative Process," agrees that the notice period for amendments to bills to be selected for debate in standing committee should, subject to the discretion of the Chair, be extended from two days to three days",304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs5,Legislative Process," agrees that the notice period for amendments to bills to be selected for debate in standing committee should, subject to the discretion of the Chair, be extended from two days to three days",304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs6,Legislative Process,supports the renaming of the various kinds of standing committee along the lines proposed by the Committee,304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs7,Legislative Process,supports the renaming of the various kinds of standing committee along the lines proposed by the Committee,304,
2006-11-01b.304.0qs8,Legislative Process,and endorses the proposals for the gradual development of improved documentation and explanatory processes relating to bills.,304,304
2006-11-01b.304.0qs9,Legislative Process,and endorses the proposals for the gradual development of improved documentation and explanatory processes relating to bills.,304,304
2013-10-17c.964.0qs0,Deaf Children and Young People,That this House recognises the importance of services for deaf children and young people and acknowledges the wide attainment gap,503,
2013-10-17c.964.0qs1,Deaf Children and Young People,further recognises that communications support for deaf children and their parents is vital for social development and educational progress,503,
2013-10-17c.964.0qs2,Deaf Children and Young People," urges the Government to take steps to hold local authorities to account and support parents in doing so, including by asking Ofsted to inspect these vital services, improving access to communication support including sign language, and strengthening the Children and Families Bill currently before Parliament",503,
2013-10-17c.964.0qs3,Deaf Children and Young People,and further urges the Government to deliver and implement reform of special educational needs.,506,503
2016-01-27d.333.0qs0,Prisons and Probation,That this House believes UK prisons are in crisis,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs1,Prisons and Probation," notes the increasingly high rates of violence, self-harm and drug use in prisons, and the resulting pressure on the NHS",605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs2,Prisons and Probation,further notes that the last report by the outgoing Chief Inspector of Prisons warned that outcomes across the prison estate were the worst for ten years,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs3,Prisons and Probation,believes that no prison staff should have to go to work facing a threat to their safety,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs4,Prisons and Probation," notes with concern the decision of the Scottish Government, announced in its recent draft Scottish Budget for 2016-17, to reduce funding for the Scottish Prison Service by almost £40 million in cash terms",605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs5,Prisons and Probation,is appalled by the disturbing allegations of violence at Medway Secure Training Centre,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs6,Prisons and Probation,regrets the Government’s inadequate response to the Harris Review and to mental health in prisons,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs7,Prisons and Probation,is concerned that re-offending rates are so high,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs8,Prisons and Probation,believes the Government lets down victims of crime by failing to enshrine their rights in law,605,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs9,Prisons and Probation,regrets the Government’s reckless privatisation of the probation service and the job losses in community rehabilitation companies,410,
2016-01-27d.333.0qs10,Prisons and Probation," and calls on the Government to put all G4S-run prisons, STCs and detention centres into special measures, to immediately review the implementation of Transforming Rehabilitation and to publish the Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial Cooperation with Saudi Arabia.",605,605
2018-06-14c.1149.0qs0,BACKBENCH BUSINESS - WINDRUSH: 70TH ANNIVERSARYBACKBENCH BUSINESS,That this House notes the 70th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks carrying passengers from the Caribbean,606,
2018-06-14c.1149.0qs1,BACKBENCH BUSINESS - WINDRUSH: 70TH ANNIVERSARYBACKBENCH BUSINESS," further notes the critical role those passengers played in the post-war reconstruction of the UK, and in particular their work to support the establishment of the newly created NHS",606,
2018-06-14c.1149.0qs2,BACKBENCH BUSINESS - WINDRUSH: 70TH ANNIVERSARYBACKBENCH BUSINESS," and recognises and celebrates the significant social, political and cultural contribution that those passengers and ensuing generations have made and continue to make to communities across the UK.",606,606
2003-02-26.265.0qs0,Iraq,That this House takes note of Command Paper Cm 5769 on Iraq,107,
2003-02-26.265.0qs1,Iraq," reaffirms its endorsement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, as expressed in its Resolution of 25th November 2002",107,
2003-02-26.265.0qs2,Iraq,supports the Government's continuing efforts in the United Nations to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction,107,
2003-02-26.265.0qs3,Iraq,and calls upon Iraq to recognise this as its final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations.,106,107
2010-07-07a.390.1qs0,Jobs and the Unemployed,That this House notes with grave concern that the emergency budget will increase unemployment,410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs1,Jobs and the Unemployed,calls on the Government to publish the HM Treasury analysis of jobs that will be lost in the public and private sector,410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs2,Jobs and the Unemployed," condemns the Government's decision to axe the Future Jobs Fund, the Youth Guarantee and the Jobseeker's Guarantee, scrapping hundreds of thousands of jobs and training places for the unemployed",410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs2,Jobs and the Unemployed,further notes that the Government is cutting employment support to help people into jobs at a time when growth is still fragile,410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs3,Jobs and the Unemployed,regrets that the role of the voluntary sector in helping people into work is at risk,305,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs4,Jobs and the Unemployed,further notes that the current claimant count is half the level it was in the 1980s and 1990s as a result of the support and investment the previous Government provided for jobs and getting people back to work,410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs5,Jobs and the Unemployed,further notes the cost to communities and the economy of long-term unemployment,410,
2010-07-07a.390.1qs6,Jobs and the Unemployed,and condemns the Government's decision to abolish regional development agencies with potentially damaging consequences for regional economies at a time when the recovery is not yet assured.,410,410
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs0,School Discipline,That this House notes that the vast majority of pupils are well behaved and eager to learn but is concerned that their ability to do so is increasingly undermined by a disruptive minority,605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs1,School Discipline," regrets the fact that an assault takes place on a teacher every seven minutes, as reported by teaching unions",605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs2,School Discipline," further notes that incidents involving poor behaviour, intimidation, violence, guns and drugs in schools are all increasing",605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs3,School Discipline," deplores the announcement by the Government that it will force every state school, irrespective of the wishes of its head teacher, to take a share of pupils with disruptive or even violent backgrounds",605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs4,School Discipline," believes that head teachers should be given, unequivocally, the final say on expulsions by abolishing independent appeals panels",506,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs5,School Discipline," calls for a six fold increase in the number of places to be provided for high quality, intensive but separate education of those whose behavioural difficulties make them unsuitable for inclusion in mainstream schools",506,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs6,School Discipline," is confident that the ability of teachers to exercise discipline would be greatly enhanced by protecting them from the fear of false allegations of abuse, and urges swift legislation to guarantee anonymity for teachers facing accusations at least up to the point where a formal criminal charge is brought",605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs7,School Discipline," recognises that teachers, parents and pupils all, overwhelmingly, want to see stronger action on discipline and have the right to expect it",605,
2004-12-13a.1395.1qs8,School Discipline," and consequently, further believes that it is time for the rights of the majority of pupils, parents and teachers to be given greater weight.",605,605
2009-12-08b.214.0qs0,Local Government Finances,That this House notes with concern that this year's local government finance settlement will increase average Band D council tax to over £120 a month each year despite inflation being negative,403,
2009-12-08b.214.0qs1,Local Government Finances,cautions that this rise will mean that council tax has more than doubled since 1997 with a third of the increase in the basic state pension being negated by council tax rises,504,
2009-12-08b.214.0qs2,Local Government Finances,expresses concern at the effect of the Government's social care plans on council budgets,305,
2009-12-08b.214.0qs3,Local Government Finances," urges the Government to help fund councils in delivering a council tax freeze in England, as is already in operation in Scotland",403,
2009-12-08b.214.0qs4,Local Government Finances,and asserts that this year's settlement will increase the domestic tax burden at a time when households are already having to restrain their spending as a result of the prolonged recession.,403,403
2014-07-17a.1069.1qs0,Universal Postal Service,"That this House believes that the Universal Service Obligation as set out in the Postal Services Act 2011 is under threat from unfair competition from organisations which are rapidly expanding end-to-end delivery services in low-cost, high-density urban areas while leaving high-cost, low-density rural areas to be covered by Royal Mail, the universal service provider",403,
2014-07-17a.1069.1qs1,Universal Postal Service,and calls on the Government to instruct Ofcom to bring forward proposals to protect the Universal Service Obligation and the commercial viability of Royal Mail against this threat.,403,403
2011-11-15b.711.0qs0,Backbench Business — [35th Allotted Day] — Fisheries,That this House considers that the Common Fisheries Policy has failed to achieve its key objective of producing a sustainable European fishery,501,
2011-11-15b.711.0qs1,Backbench Business — [35th Allotted Day] — Fisheries,welcomes the review of the policy by the European Commission,108,
2011-11-15b.711.0qs2,Backbench Business — [35th Allotted Day] — Fisheries,and urges Her Majesty’s Government to ensure that a revised Common Fisheries Policy makes particular provision for— (a) a move away from a centralised management system to a system of regional management of fisheries involving all stakeholders and strengthening of the local management of the 12-mile limit,501,
2011-11-15b.711.0qs3,Backbench Business — [35th Allotted Day] — Fisheries,(b) a manageable and practical scheme to eliminate the problem of discarded fish,501,
2011-11-15b.711.0qs4,Backbench Business — [35th Allotted Day] — Fisheries," and (c) the replacement of the current system of annual quotas with a multi-annual system of management focused on conserving fish stocks within a sustainable fishing industry, in particular to protect the viability of low impact fishing.",501,501
2011-04-27f.238.0qs0,Higher Education Policy,"That this House condemns the failure of the Government to deliver the commitment made to Parliament that £9,000 a year student fees would be ‘exceptional’",506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs1,Higher Education Policy,further notes that the Office of Fair Access (OFFA) has said that it has no powers to set university fees or determine university admissions policies,506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs2,Higher Education Policy," notes with alarm the warning of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills that average fees higher than £7,500 would mean reducing student numbers or further cutting university teaching funding",506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs3,Higher Education Policy,condemns the failure of Ministers to explain their policies by publishing a Higher Education White Paper,506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs4,Higher Education Policy,believes that Ministers are putting at risk the success of universities and the future of generations of students,506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs5,Higher Education Policy," further believes that current policies are unfair, unnecessary and unsustainable",506,
2011-04-27f.238.0qs6,Higher Education Policy," and therefore calls on Ministers, as soon as practicable, to set out to Parliament how they will meet the promise that fees of £9,000 will only be in exceptional circumstances, to guarantee that there will be no fall in the number of university places or further cuts to university teaching budgets, and to outline what powers, if any, they propose for OFFA on determining fee levels and enforcing access arrangements.",506,506
2011-07-13b.390.1qs0,Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation Bid for BSkyB,That this House believes that it is in the public interest for Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation to withdraw their bid for BSkyB.,403,403
2011-11-22b.233.0qs0,Judiciary and Fundamental Rights,"That this House takes note of Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum of 7 July 2011, the European Union Common Position on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights (Negotiation Chapter 23), relating to EU enlargement: Croatia",201,
2011-11-22b.233.0qs1,Judiciary and Fundamental Rights,and supports the Government’s decision to agree the Draft Common Position at COREPER on 29 June and to adopt formally that agreed position at European Council on 12 July.,201,201
2000-11-06a.86.0qs0,Privatisation,That this House notes public concern about the effects of railway privatisation and about current plans to privatise National Air Traffic Services and London Underground and opposes the dogmatic pursuit of privatisation in public services.,413,413
2017-04-19a.680.0qs0,EARLY PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION,That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.,305,305
2012-06-21a.1047.0qs0,Interest Rate Swap Products,That this House has considered the matter of the mis-selling of interest rate swap products to small and medium-sized businesses,403,
2012-06-21a.1047.0qs1,Interest Rate Swap Products,notes the work undertaken by the Financial Services Authority in this respect,403,
2012-06-21a.1047.0qs2,Interest Rate Swap Products,and calls for a prompt resolution of the matter.,403,403
2000-06-20a.214.0qs0,Government Planning Policy,That this House condemns the apparent intention of Ministers to ignore the recent vote by members of SERPLAN to limit the number of new houses built in the South East and to 'punish' members of SERPLAN for taking that decision,305,
2000-06-20a.214.0qs1,Government Planning Policy,calls on Ministers to abandon their attempts to impose overall figures for new housebuilding on regions of the country,403,
2000-06-20a.214.0qs2,Government Planning Policy,deplores the Government's failure even to meet its own targets for new development on brownfield sites,305,
2000-06-20a.214.0qs3,Government Planning Policy," regrets the continuing decline of towns and cities and, on almost the first anniversary of the Rogers Report, the Government's failure to address the vital issues of urban regeneration, or growing internal migration and the drift from towns and cities to the countryside, or homelessness",305,
2000-06-20a.214.0qs4,Government Planning Policy," and calls upon the Government to halt the decline of the cities, bring forward measures to protect greenfield sites and the Green Belt, and take steps to return more power to local communities to decide planning and housebuilding priorities.",403,305
2016-09-15c.1081.0qs0,DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS IN FAMILY LAW COURTS,"That this House notes the Women’s Aid report entitled Nineteen Child Homicides, published in January 2016",201,
2016-09-15c.1081.0qs1,DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS IN FAMILY LAW COURTS,and calls on the Government to review the treatment and experiences of victims of domestic abuse in family law courts.,201,201
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs0,Passport Applications,"That this House expresses concern at the experience of constituents applying for passports at HM Passport Office, including lengthy delays and consequential cancellations of holidays and business visits",303,
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs1,Passport Applications," notes the Government’s response to the Urgent Question from the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford of 12 June 2014, setting out emergency measures to deal with the passport backlog after an increase in demand",303,
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs2,Passport Applications," further notes that HM Passport Office is taking over responsibility for issuing an estimated 350,000 passports to citizens overseas from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office this year",303,
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs3,Passport Applications,believes that the Government failed to properly plan to meet the level of demand this year,305,
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs4,Passport Applications,calls on the Government to expand its emergency measures by compensating passport applicants who had to pay for urgent upgrades in recent weeks because of internal delays with HM Passport Office,303,
2014-06-18b.1121.1qs5,Passport Applications,and further calls for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to publish monthly figures for passport applications from within the UK and abroad compared to previous years to monitor performance at HM Passport Office.,305,303
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs0,Contaminated Blood,That this House supports a further review of the circumstances surrounding the passing of infection via blood products to those with haemophilia and others during the 1970s and 1980s,201,
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs1,Contaminated Blood,notes the recent report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood into the support arrangements provided for those who contracted blood-borne viruses as a result,201,
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs2,Contaminated Blood,also notes that the Penrose Inquiry into these events will shortly be publishing its findings in Scotland,201,
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs3,Contaminated Blood,further notes that those who contracted viruses and their partners and dependants continue to be profoundly affected by what happened,201,
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs4,Contaminated Blood,therefore welcomes the Prime Minister’s commitment to look again at this issue,305,
2015-01-15b.1025.2qs5,Contaminated Blood,and calls on the Government to respond positively to the APPG report and engage actively with those affected with a view to seeking closure to these long standing events.,201,201
2016-03-24a.1784.0qs0,Backbench Business — Court Closures,That this House acknowledges the need for some underused courts and tribunals to close,605,
2016-03-24a.1784.0qs1,Backbench Business — Court Closures,notes the detrimental effect that too many court closures will have on access to justice for vulnerable families and individuals particularly in rural areas where public transport is less reliable,605,
2016-03-24a.1784.0qs2,Backbench Business — Court Closures,further notes with concern the effect these closures will have on the experienced and dedicated staff working in the 86 courts and tribunals,605,
2016-03-24a.1784.0qs3,Backbench Business — Court Closures," and calls on the Government to acknowledge the concerns of staff, magistrates and third sector organisations who highlighted numerous flaws in the consultation document, to think again on some of these closures and acknowledge the importance of access to local justice.",605,605
2000-11-13a.647.2qs0,London Underground (Public-Private Partnership),That this House notes the widespread concern about the viability of the Government's public private partnership proposed for London Underground,411,
2000-11-13a.647.2qs1,London Underground (Public-Private Partnership)," further notes that the Government has established Transport for London, which is answerable to Londoners, and whose Director, Mr. Robert Kiley, has a proven track record of modernising the New York subway system and who will take on responsibility for London Underground in due course",411,
2000-11-13a.647.2qs2,London Underground (Public-Private Partnership),deplores the failure of Ministers to include Mr. Kiley and Transport for London in any meaningful consultations about the contracts under negotiation,304,
2000-11-13a.647.2qs3,London Underground (Public-Private Partnership),condemns the Government's lack of openness with Londoners and their representatives about the bidding process,304,
2000-11-13a.647.2qs4,London Underground (Public-Private Partnership),and urges the Government to work with Mr. Kiley and Transport for London with an open mind about what is best for London Underground and for Londoners.,411,411
2013-12-04b.992.2qs0,Business Rates,That this House recognises that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting businesses as well as families,403,
2013-12-04b.992.2qs1,Business Rates," notes that business rates have been rising and are due to increase further in April 2014, due to their link to the 3.2 per cent Retail Price Index increase in September 2013",403,
2013-12-04b.992.2qs2,Business Rates,and calls on the Government to take action to ease the burden of business rates on all sectors.,403,403
2018-01-24a.284.0qs0,REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS,"That this House believes that conflict resolution, climate change and the protection of human rights should be at the heart of UK foreign policy and that effective action should be taken to alleviate the refugee crisis and calls on the Government to lead international efforts through the United Nations and other international organisations to ensure that human rights are protected and upheld around the world.",201,201
1997-11-04a.176.0qs0,Rural Life,That this House expresses its concern about the economic and environmental pressures currently affecting the rural economy and rural life,403,
1997-11-04a.176.0qs1,Rural Life," calls upon Her Majesty's Government to respond to this situation by protecting farmers from the effects of the appreciation of sterling, withdrawing the Government-imposed ceiling on the weight of cattle entering the BSE over thirty months scheme and undertaking without precondition discussions with farmers and their representatives about the level of payments to be made through the 1997–98 Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances scheme",703,
1997-11-04a.176.0qs2,Rural Life," and condemns the proposals to extend access to the countryside by means of a legal right to roam rather than voluntary agreement, not to introduce policies to protect small village shops and rural post offices, to create urban-based regional development agencies, to weaken planning controls designed to protect the Green Belt and the countryside, and to threaten the pursuit of traditional country sports.",403,403
2018-06-07c.502.0qs0,TUBERCULOSIS,"That this House recognises that tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.7 million people a year",201,
2018-06-07c.502.0qs1,TUBERCULOSIS," notes that at the current rate of progress, the world will not reach the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending TB by 2030 for another 160 years",201,
2018-06-07c.502.0qs2,TUBERCULOSIS,believes that without a major change of pace 28 million people will die needlessly before 2030 at a global economic cost of £700 billion,201,
2018-06-07c.502.0qs3,TUBERCULOSIS,welcomes the forthcoming UN high-level meeting on TB in New York on 26 September as an unprecedented opportunity to turn the tide against this terrible disease,107,
2018-06-07c.502.0qs4,TUBERCULOSIS," further notes that the UN General Assembly Resolution encourages all member states to participate in the high-level meeting at the highest possible level, preferably at the level of heads of state and government",107,
2018-06-07c.502.0qs5,TUBERCULOSIS," and calls on the Government to renew its efforts in the global fight against TB, boost research into new drugs, diagnostics and a vaccine, and for the Prime Minister to attend the UN high-level meeting.",201,201
2013-07-15a.770.0qs0,2014 JHA Opt-out Decision,"That this House believes that the UK should opt out of all EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before December 2009 and seek to rejoin measures where it is in the national interest to do so and invites the European Scrutiny Committee, the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Justice Select Committee to submit relevant reports before the end of October, before the Government opens formal discussions with the Commission, Council and other Member States on the set of measures in Command Paper 8671, prior to the Government’s formal application to rejoin measures in accordance with Article10(5) of Protocol 36 to the TFEU.",110,110
2005-03-07a.1300.0qs0,Future European Union Finances,"That this House takes note of European Union documents No. 11607/04, Commission Communication: Financial Perspectives 2007–2013, No. 11741/1/04, draft Decision on the system of the European Communities' own resources and draft Regulation on the implementing measures for the correction of imbalances, No. 11745/04, draft for renewal of the Inter Institutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, and No. 11752/04, Commission Report: Financing the European Union—operation of the own resources system",110,
2005-03-07a.1300.0qs1,Future European Union Finances,supports the Government's efforts to refocus the European Community budget towards the Union's key priorities in line with the principles of subsidiarity and European Union value added and stabilise the budget at no more than 1 per cent. of European Union Gross National Income,110,
2005-03-07a.1300.0qs2,Future European Union Finances,shares the Government's concern over proposals for new flexibility instruments,100,
2005-03-07a.1300.0qs3,Future European Union Finances,opposes the Commission's proposals for a Generalised Correction Mechanism,110,
2005-03-07a.1300.0qs4,Future European Union Finances,and in particular supports the Government's view that the Commission's overall proposals are unrealistic and unacceptable.,110,110
2000-04-12a.369.2qs0,Sub-post Offices,That this House condemns the Government's failure to provide a coherent strategy for the future of sub-post offices,411,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs1,Sub-post Offices,expresses concern that nearly a year has elapsed without any solutions to the problems created by the arbitrary announcement to withdraw income from community post offices in return for the payment of benefits,411,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs2,Sub-post Offices,believes that the acceleration of post office closures in 1999–2000 will continue as a result of the Government's policies,411,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs3,Sub-post Offices,applauds the determination of the last Conservative Government to maintain a national network of post offices,305,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs4,Sub-post Offices,supports the computerisation project started by the last Conservative Government to tackle fraud and improve technology available in post offices without cutting their income,411,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs5,Sub-post Offices,calls upon the Government to recognise the social value of post offices to local communities,411,
2000-04-12a.369.2qs6,Sub-post Offices," and now requires the Government, as a matter of urgency, to identify new income streams for sub-post offices in the future and to end the confusion for benefits recipients about the future payment arrangements at local level.",411,411
2004-05-05.1344.1qs0,Housing,"That this House regrets the Government's failure effectively to address the worsening problems of housing affordability, homelessness, sustainable development and house price inflation",504,
2004-05-05.1344.1qs1,Housing," laments the failure to diagnose correctly the underlying causes of house price inflation, including the insecurity of savings under the present Government",504,
2004-05-05.1344.1qs2,Housing,notes the Council of Mortgage Lenders' survey which found that 81 per cent. of the population aspire to home ownership and believes that key workers should not be penalized by high property prices,504,
2004-05-05.1344.1qs3,Housing,further regrets the rising numbers of vulnerable people living in temporary accommodation,504,
2004-05-05.1344.1qs4,Housing," urges the Government to explore new options for accessing empty homes to meet demand for social housing, as well as enabling people to move from social housing to owning their own homes",504,
2004-05-05.1344.1qs5,Housing," further notes that there was no ministerial statement or debate in Government time in response to the Barker Review which itself fails to provide acceptable solutions to these acute problems and poses a serious threat to the nation's green fields, to sustainable communities and to robust local democracy by its recommendation that housing targets be set at a regional level.",304,504
2003-01-30.1042.1qs0,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),That this House observes the dire humanitarian situation in Iraq resulting from Saddam Hussein's misrule and Iraqi obstruction of humanitarian agencies,201,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs1,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan)," notes that more than ten per cent. of all Iraqi children die before their fifth birthday, and that a quarter of children under five are chronically malnourished",201,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs2,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),further notes the high dependency of Iraqis on Oil for Food programmes,201,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs3,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),deplores the continued Iraqi disruption of the Oil for Food programme,201,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs4,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),recognises the serious threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction,201,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs5,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan)," understands that military action may follow Iraq's continued violation of its international obligation to disarm and destroy those weapons of mass destruction, contrary to UN Resolution 1441",104,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs6,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),urges the Secretary of State for International Development to work with the international community urgently to draw up a comprehensive humanitarian strategy for assisting the people of Iraq in the event of war,107,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs7,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),further urges Her Majesty's Government to ensure that there is close co-operation between the military campaign and the aid effort,107,
2003-01-30.1042.1qs8,Iraq (Humanitarian Contingency Plan),and calls on the Secretary of State for International Development to keep Parliament fully informed of the humanitarian situation in Iraq.,201,201
2002-06-19.282.1qs0,World Poverty,"That this House shared the concerns of the Trade Justice Movement about the plight of the poorest people in the world, and congratulates them on bringing these matters to the attention of the public",107,
2002-06-19.282.1qs1,World Poverty,notes with great concern the increasing levels of hunger and poverty in many developing nations,107,
2002-06-19.282.1qs2,World Poverty,further notes that international development targets are not being met in Africa,107,
2002-06-19.282.1qs3,World Poverty,recognises the depth of public concern on this issue,107,
2002-06-19.282.1qs4,World Poverty,believes that increasing levels of international trade offer the greatest hope for the alleviation of hunger and poverty in history,407,
2002-06-19.282.1qs5,World Poverty," further believes that the removal of trade barriers will promote economic growth, trade and investment in poor nations",407,
2002-06-19.282.1qs6,World Poverty,supports the liberalisation of trade,407,
2002-06-19.282.1qs7,World Poverty," is concerned that the Common Agricultural Policy is failing both British farmers and consumers, and harming farmers in poor countries",703,
2002-06-19.282.1qs8,World Poverty,is also concerned at the rising levels of farm subsidies in America,407,
2002-06-19.282.1qs9,World Poverty," and calls on the Government to use the forthcoming G8 Summit in Canada, the EU Heads of Government Meeting, and future World Trade Organisation meetings to further the liberalisation of international trade to promote the alleviation of poverty and combat hunger and starvation amongst the poorest people on earth.",407,407
2009-10-19d.659.1qs0,Economic Recovery and Welfare,"That this House recognises the jobs crisis facing thousands of households as unemployment continues to rise with nearly 2,000 people a day losing their job",410,
2009-10-19d.659.1qs1,Economic Recovery and Welfare,regrets the UK's declining competitiveness,410,
2009-10-19d.659.1qs2,Economic Recovery and Welfare,further regrets the Government's failure to roll out effective recession schemes to offer support to the struggling small and medium-sized enterprises sector,403,
2009-10-19d.659.1qs3,Economic Recovery and Welfare," calls on the Government to do more to increase UK competitiveness through cancelling their planned increase in the small companies tax rate, reducing corporation tax, and restarting their stalled plans for better regulation",403,
2009-10-19d.659.1qs4,Economic Recovery and Welfare," further calls on the Government to tackle unemployment and long-term worklessness by replacing the Flexible New Deal, Pathways to Work and the various other New Deal programmes with a new integrated programme to provide personalised long-term support for people out of work, including those on incapacity benefit, and to make better use of private and voluntary sector welfare-to-work providers by paying them by results.",403,403
2000-06-07a.293.2qs0,Equal Opportunities in Britain,"That this House believes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was being simplistic and divisive in attacking the admissions procedure of Oxford University on the basis of a single, individual case",506,
2000-06-07a.293.2qs1,Equal Opportunities in Britain,regrets the lack of action by the Government to promote freedom and opportunity for all the people of the United Kingdom,503,
2000-06-07a.293.2qs2,Equal Opportunities in Britain," and calls on the Government to match its rhetoric with action, by removing government obstacles to the less well-off entering university, significantly increasing investment in education, taking those on low incomes out of income tax, tackling pensioner poverty, improving the quality of healthcare for all, and ensuring access to basic services in both rural and urban communities.",506,506
1998-10-26a.81.0qs0,Farming and Food,"That this House welcomes moves made by Her Majesty's Government in recent weeks to address some of the problems facing the British agricultural industry but believes these problems would be more successfully addressed by measures such as accessing agri-monetary compensation funds, ensuring that animal welfare standards are enforced uniformly across the EU and that UK standards are applied to imports, encouraging supermarkets to support British farming in their buying policies and addressing the imbalance in the bargaining power between producers and the supermarkets, implementing a 'Buy British' policy in central government and its agencies and encouraging local government to do likewise wherever possible, retaining the Calf Processing Scheme, reducing inspection charges on farmers, ensuring that payments to farmers are made promptly, stabilising exchange rates by making an early declaration of intent of the Government's commitment to join the European Single Currency, implementing longer-term measures that are also needed to secure the future of British farming, including the clear labelling of products including imports, and ensuring that CAP reform does not discriminate against British farmers and any uptake of an early retirement scheme does not lead to compulsory amalgamation of holdings",703,
1998-10-26a.81.0qs1,Farming and Food,further believes that confidence in the safety and quality of British food will only be restored when a fully independent and authoritative Food Standards Agency is established,703,
1998-10-26a.81.0qs2,Farming and Food,and regrets any delay in its creation.,305,703
2005-01-19a.871.0qs3,Farming and Rural Communities,That this House regrets that self sufficiency in indigenous food and drink products has fallen significantly since 1997,703,
2005-01-19a.871.0qs4,Farming and Rural Communities,supports the principle in CAP reform of decoupling support from production but believes that the Government has failed to consider the implications for the countryside and food security of its inept implementation of this reform by creating a complex system of entitlements and cross compliance wholly contrary to the objective of simplification whilst failing to reduce the current burden of regulation or to enable farmers to compete with imported food not produced to British standards,703,
2005-01-19a.871.0qs5,Farming and Rural Communities,recognises that many landscape features of the English countryside were created by historic farming practices and believes that the promotion of biodiversity and care of the countryside is best achieved by a profitable agricultural industry,703,
2005-01-19a.871.0qs6,Farming and Rural Communities," and considers that the continued attacks on the countryside through unacceptable levels of development, an obsession with wind farms and the closure of rural services are the actions of a Government with no instinctive understanding of the needs of farming and rural communities.",703,703
2013-12-03a.804.0qs0,Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Cyber-bullying,That this House recognises the serious problem of cyber-bullying and the appalling consequences for an increasing number of children and young people who are its victims,605,
2013-12-03a.804.0qs1,Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day] — Cyber-bullying," and calls on the Government to take action to help eradicate this form of intimidation and harassment, including the consideration of legislation to make cyber-bullying an offence.",605,605
2011-10-26a.382.0qs0,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,That this House believes that the UK risks being left behind in its attempts to attract global investment in environmental technologies,408,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs1,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,agrees with the British Retail Consortium that the recent Waste Review is a disappointment,501,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs2,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,further agrees with the Nature Check report by 29 environmental charities that the Government has failed to deliver its environmental goals,501,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs3,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,condemns the Government’s 27 per cent. cut in flood defence investment from £354 million to £259 million a year,411,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs4,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,calls on the Government to adopt Labour’s five point plan for jobs and growth and bring forward spending on rural infrastructure projects for flood defences and rural broadband,410,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs5,Environmental Protection and Green Growth," further calls on the Government to raise the UK recycling target to 70 per cent. by 2025 to create an additional 50,000 jobs",410,
2011-10-26a.382.0qs6,Environmental Protection and Green Growth,and believes the Government should ensure mandatory carbon emissions reporting for all large UK companies to kick-start green jobs and growth.,501,501
2008-06-24d.158.1qs0,Cost of Living,That this House expresses its deep concern at the rapidly rising cost of living,503,
2008-06-24d.158.1qs1,Cost of Living," recognises the pressures this places on wage-earners and pensioners, especially those on the lowest incomes",503,
2008-06-24d.158.1qs2,Cost of Living,acknowledges the danger to the UK economy of entrenching inflation through excessive wage claims in response to rising prices while understanding the concern of people who find their living standards squeezed,503,
2008-06-24d.158.1qs3,Cost of Living,and therefore regrets the inability of the Government to provide assistance and support to hard-pressed families because of what the OECD describes as 'excessively loose fiscal policy' pursued by this Government over the years of economic growth.,503,503
2007-02-26b.645.1qs0,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy,That this House notes the assessment of the Government's 1998 Strategic Defence Review that two Future Aircraft Carriers are needed in the post-Cold War world to provide a seaborne base from which British military power can be projected and that a destroyer and frigate fleet of more than 30 ships would be needed to maintain two concurrent medium-scale deployments,104,
2007-02-26b.645.1qs1,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy," views with concern the view expressed by Admiral Sir Alan West, when First Sea Lord in 2004, that the reduction of the destroyer and frigate total from 35 to 25, instead of the 32 promised in the Strategic Defence Review, meant that the country was taking risk on risk",104,
2007-02-26b.645.1qs2,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy," notes with dismay persistent suggestions that six more will be mothballed, leaving an effective destroyer and frigate force of only 19",104,
2007-02-26b.645.1qs3,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy,demands urgent clarification from the Government about its proposal to close Portsmouth or Devonport naval bases and calls upon the Government to provide an assessment of the implications for the long-term strategic vulnerability of the remnants of the surface fleet,104,
2007-02-26b.645.1qs4,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy," sympathises with Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, the current First Sea Lord, that a failure to proceed with the Future Aircraft Carriers, which have still not been ordered though scheduled in 1998 for deployment by 2012 and 2015, would make his position untenable",104,
2007-02-26b.645.1qs5,[7th Alloted Day] — Royal Navy,and calls on the Government to clarify its intention on naval procurement in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.,104,104
2012-03-05b.588.1qs0,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy,That this House believes that the achievements of the previous administration and cross-party support for the Climate Change Act 2008 underpin the attractiveness of the UK to green investment,501,
2012-03-05b.588.1qs1,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy,notes this Government’s promise to be the greenest Government ever,501,
2012-03-05b.588.1qs2,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy," regrets that under the present Government investment in clean energy, particularly wind power, has declined and the UK has fallen to thirteenth in the world for investment in green growth",501,
2012-03-05b.588.1qs3,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy," further regrets the delays to the Green Investment Bank, the lack of clarity over financing of the Green Deal, the uncertainty surrounding funding for carbon capture and storage, the chaotic mismanagement of the cuts to the feed-in tariff for solar power, and the undermining of zero-carbon homes",501,
2012-03-05b.588.1qs4,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy," further believes that the effect of these policy failures, mixed signals from the Government and open hostility from Government backbench Members to action to cut carbon emissions have exacerbated investor uncertainty, hit small and medium-sized businesses, and reduced the UK’s ability to attract, retain and increase investment",501,501
2012-03-05b.588.1qs5,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy,rejects the idea that the transition to a low-carbon economy is a burden and believes it has the potential to be a major source of jobs and growth for the UK,410,
2012-03-05b.588.1qs6,Jobs and Growth in a Low-carbon Economy," and calls on the Government to bring forward an active industrial strategy for low-carbon growth by providing a stable policy framework to unlock private investment, improving public procurement, developing a low-carbon skills strategy, rebalancing the economy to support growth in the regions and encourage manufacturing, and engaging communities in the transition to a low-carbon economy.",410,501
2017-03-23b.999.0qs0,SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION: STATE OF THE NATION REPORT,That this House notes the contents and recommendations of the annual State of the Nation report from the Social Mobility Commission,503,
2017-03-23b.999.0qs1,SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION: STATE OF THE NATION REPORT," and calls on the Government to lead a renewed approach in the early years, in education, skills and housing, to improve social mobility.",503,503
2015-12-08a.914.0qs0,Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention,"That this House, wishing to see serious crimes solved, to counter terrorism and to see foreign criminals prosecuted and deported, supports opting in to the Prüm Decisions",605,
2015-12-08a.914.0qs1,Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention,notes the views of senior law enforcement officers that the Prüm Decisions are an important aid to tackling crime,605,
2015-12-08a.914.0qs2,Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention,notes the success of a pilot that demonstrated that the Prüm Decisions mechanism is both swift and effective,605,
2015-12-08a.914.0qs3,Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention," and further notes that only a subset of the relevant national DNA and fingerprint databases, containing data relating to individuals convicted of recordable offences, will be made available for searching by other participating States, and that the higher UK scientific standards will be applied to matches in the UK.",605,605
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs0,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers","That this House welcomes the report of the Liaison Committee on Select Committee effectiveness, resources and powers, Second Report of Session 2012-13, HC 697, and the responses to it, Third Report of Session 2012-13, HC 911",202,
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs1,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers"," welcomes the positive impact of the Wright reforms, particularly the election of committee chairs and members, on the effectiveness and authority of select committees",202,
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs2,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers",endorses the Committee’s recommendations for committee best practice and the revised core tasks for departmental select committees,202,
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs3,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers",looks forward to agreement on procedures for committee statements on the floor of the House and arrangements for debates on committee reports,202,
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs4,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers",agrees that co-operation from Government is crucial to effective scrutiny,202,
2013-01-31a.1125.0qs5,"Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers"," and supports the Committee’s call for a new relationship between Parliament and Government, which recognises the public interest in greater accountability.",202,202
2013-06-06b.1707.0qs0,Student Visas,"That this House notes the recommendations of the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, the Home Affairs Select Committee, and the Committee of Public Accounts, together with the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee and the EU Sub-Committee on Home Affairs, Health and Education, for the removal of students from net migration targets",706,
2013-06-06b.1707.0qs1,Student Visas,and invites the Home Office to further consider the conclusions of these Committees in developing its immigration policy.,706,706